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ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

'Not acceptable' to treat age disputed young people as spontaneous arrivals

06 July 2023

It is ‘simply not acceptable’ that age disputed young people from asylum hotels are treated as sp...

IMMIGRATION

Kent launches legal action over asylum-seeking children

By Ellie Ames | 06 July 2023

Kent CC has issued a claim for judicial review against the home secretary, asking her to direct o...

FINANCE

Increased referrals causing children's services overspend

By Ellie Ames | 06 July 2023

Four in five of England’s largest councils overspent on their children’s services budget last yea...

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INTEGRATION

ADCS head calls for local funding model for children's mental health

By Ann McGauran | 05 July 2023

The head of England’s children’s services chiefs has called for a new place-based funding model f...

SOCIAL CARE

We need creative solutions for all our children

By Ann McGauran | 04 July 2023

Ann McGauran sets the scene ahead of this week’s Association of Directors of Children’s Services ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Complaints: heed the warnings

By Richard Blakeway | 04 July 2023

Housing ombudsman and Local Government Association conference speaker Richard Blakeway offers key...

FINANCE

Nine in 10 councils fear nursery closures

By Dan Peters | 04 July 2023

Nearly nine in 10 councils fear nursery closures this year will undermine capacity ahead of the G...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Optimistic nihilism

By Jonathan Carr-West | 04 July 2023

It feels like local government is close to breaking point, but it doesn’t have to be this way, sa...

FINANCE

Power through partnership

By Tom Riordan | 04 July 2023

More than a decade after the Commission on the Future of Local Government, and as we advance towa...

FINANCE

Overspends hit reserves at Blackpool and Dorset

By Martin Ford | 20 June 2023

Blackpool and Dorset have both reported budget overspends for the past financial year.

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director of Place

£159,840 - £186,282

We are now seeking a new Executive Director of Inclusive Growth & Place to lead this bold agenda Apply for this job

Hounslow London Borough Council

Head of Facilities Management

£89,037 - £92,538

Our borough is beginning a huge transformation. With ambitious regeneration plans, a need for new infrastructure, Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Head of Community Protection, Licensing and Regulatory Services

£competitive

This is your chance to be part of a new management team with a mandate for change and a shared sense of purpose. Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

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